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Agricultural Research Service: Scientists Spice Up Their Mosquito Weaponry With Mustard
September 06, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release:

Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have shown that seed meal from plants in the mustard family can kill mosquito larvae, which start their lives in stagnant water before emerging into winged adults that take to the air in search of a blood meal.

The findings, recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, . . .

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